Solving Problems Together: Community-Driven Platform Development
The best Open edX platform improvements don’t always start in a planning doc – sometimes they start in a hallway. Join us for the Solving Problems Together Workshop on Tuesday, May 19 at the 2026 Open edX Conference, where product, marketing, instructional design, and provider leaders come together to shape what’s next for the platform. […]
What’s New in Ulmo?
Discover new and exciting features built for authors, learners, and site operators in the Open edX Ulmo release. Here’s what’s ready for you now: 🧑🏫 For Course Authors Build Complete Course Structures in Libraries: Build entire course sections once, then reuse them across courses, with improved sync workflows that visually show changes before you apply […]
Discover the Open edX Teak Release
The Teak release puts powerful new tools in your hands while making everyday tasks simpler. Here’s what’s ready for you now: 🧑🏫 For Course Authors Easier Content Reuse with Libraries: Using Libraries, authors can now create modular units that can be reused in multiple courses. Updates and changes to content can be managed centrally in […]
Corporate Learning Makes its Move into Ed Tech
For the last few years, growth in Ed Tech has been driven by forces outside of the traditional classroom: corporate training. It’s going to be a hot topic at Open edX 2019 as well. Candace Thille, the new director of learning science at Amazon as well as associate professor at Stanford, will focus her keynote […]
Call for Papers Yields a Bumper Crop
Collaborative Learning. Community Led. Our Call for Papers Cup Runneth Over Have you ever thrown a party and worried that no one would show up? That’s me for every event I produce, and that was me when we announced our call for papers. Who would respond? Will people still care? I shouldn’t have worried – after […]
Open edX Call for Papers: Ends Dec 7
Early bird registration is now live for Open edX 2019, March 26 – 29, hosted by UC San Diego. Buy now and save! Answer the call for papers – send us a talk proposal Are you an edtech enthusiast? Do you design or run courses on Open edX, edX.org, or other online learning platforms? Do […]
7 Reasons Why (not to miss Open edX 2019)
The Open edX Conference is back for another year. Our 2019 theme – Collaborative Learning. Community Led. – speaks to our focus on the growing importance of collaborative learning and how educators, students and technologists are together building the next generation of educational technology. If you’ve attended in years past, you know the enthusiastic, […]
Announcing the Open edX 2019 Conference, Hosted by UC San Diego
Collaborative Learning. Community Led. (Keynote speakers, from left to right: Candace Thille, Director of Learning Science at Amazon; Walter Bender, Chief Learning Architect at Sorcero; Jamie Smith, CMO at the Linux Foundation; and Dean Baker, Co-founder and Senior Economist at CEPR) Many thanks to our gracious hosts for 2019, UC San Diego We’re getting ready […]
Join our first Architecture Hangout for Open edX on October 16th
Above photo: “Architecture” by barnyz (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) We will soon be having regular discussions to deep dive into various topics related to Open edX Architecture. Anyone is welcome to join and may contributor or simply listen. Below is a message from Nimisha, edX’s Chief Architect, about the upcoming hangout: Hi everyone, We would like to invite you […]
Incremental Improvements to Open edX
The Open edX Incremental Improvements project has been officially launched! TL;DR You can learn how to start contributing to Open edX and/or help implement high priority improvements by reading OEP-25 Python programmers can find good tasks to start with in INCR-1. Tasks of similar scope for other kinds of contributors are coming soon. The Open […]
Why Open edX is Sponsoring Open Source Summit
Having been to numerous technology conferences in my career, there are but a small number that I would attend even if I had to pay. One of them is the Southern California Linux Expo, every winter/spring in the LA area. The other is the Open Source Summit (fka “LinuxCon”) produced by the fine folks at the […]
Hawthorn is here!
Hawthorn.1 is the first release on the “H” line of Open edX releases, and it is available now. The docs have been updated, including Hawthorn release notes. Installation on Ubuntu is the same as with previous releases. Devstack is now based on Docker rather than Virtualbox. Start here to understand your options. Thanks to all who helped test […]
All About Hawthorn
We will soon be releasing the latest version of Open edX, Hawthorn! This is our eighth Open edX release, and we’re excited to share it with our community. The Hawthorn release includes a number of enhancements to the Learner profiles, the ORA component, the Files & Uploads page in Studio and many others. In […]
Hawthorn Day
As we approach the production release of Open edX Hawthorn, we wanted to get as much feedback as possible from those deploying the latest release candidate. The 24 hour period from 2pm EDT/18:00 UTC on July 30th until 2pm EDT/18:00 UTC on July 31 have been designated as “Hawthorn Day” for the new release. We […]
Hawthorn RC1 is Out!
As you may have seen from the openedx-ops mailing list, we’ve released the 1st release candidate of Hawthorn! If all goes well, we will have the “gold” release in a couple of weeks. TL;DR Get started with Docker Devstack here. Here’s what Ned had to say about it: The first Hawthorn release candidate is available: […]
Relive the Best Moments from Open edX 2018
Now that we’re one month removed from the Open edX conference in Montreal, we look back fondly on that week. It was wonderful to get to know everyone that makes the Open edX community “go”. Most, if not all, of the presentations are now online and may be downloaded. All of the videos from conference sessions and keynotes […]
Spotlight on Proversity, Lunch Sponsor of #OpenedX2018
(The following was contributed by Proversity, our Lunch sponsor for Open edX 2018. We are grateful for Proversity’s years of support of the Open edX community. Come see them in Montreal!) Since the start of Open edX, we’ve been honored to support the Global Community of developers, governments, companies and institutions as one of the […]
Spotlight on Elite Education
(The following blog post is from Elite Education, makers of E-ducation. Elite Education is a proud sponsor of the Open edX 2018 conference, coming up in Montreal. Today is the last day for registration!) E-ducation is a SaaS learning platform based on Open edX, with more features and exclusive learning content for business administration on […]
Spotlight on Raccoon Gang, Keystone Sponsor of Open edX 2018
(This guest post is by Raccoon Gang, long-time Open edX community member and a keystone sponsor of this year’s Open edX conference in Montreal. Remember to register – today is the last day!) About Raccoon Gang Open edX is one of the leading eLearning platforms worldwide, and Raccoon Gang has been working with Open edX […]
Community Hangout – Thursday, May 10 – Call for Demos
After a 1 month hiatus, we’re returning to our monthly community hangout on Thursday, May 10 at 10:00 PDT/13:00 EDT/17:00 UTC. Take a look at the agenda and add your own items. If you’re working on something you’d like to demonstrate, add it to the list. And if you have a request for things you’d […]
Spotlight on Appsembler, Keystone Sponsor of #OpenedX2018
(This guest post comes to you from Appsembler, a keystone sponsor of the Open edX 2018 conference and a long-time contributor to the Open edX community. Welcome, Appsembler!) We’re thrilled to be a keystone sponsor for the 2018 Open edX Conference. This is our fourth year in a row sponsoring the conference, and we are […]
The Future of Education is Open Source
(Open source and education will be a key topic of the upcoming Open edX 2018 conference in Montreal, May 29 – 31. Register now!) Way back in 2005, I began to ask the question of “why does anyone release open source code” and “how is the open source universe still expanding?” Remember, we were still […]
JetBrains Interview with Ned Batchelder and Robert Raposa
At edX, we’re very proud of our involvement in various open source communities and projects. And given our dependency on Python and Django, it’s no surprise that much of our open source work is in these communities. JetBrains’ PyCharm Blog was kind of enough to interview 2 of our own, Ned Batchelder and Robert Raposa, […]
Using the Open edX Ecommerce Module
Community member Lawrence McDaniel has written a great blog post about using the ecommerce module that comes with Open edX: The Open edX Ecommerce module is actually a 3rd party Django project named Oscar that the Open edX team fully integrated into the platform. Like the LMS and CMS, Oscar Ecommerce is an independent application with its own […]
How Arbisoft Helps Open Source Education
(Editor’s Note: this guest blog post comes from Fatima A. of Arbisoft. We appreciate Arbisoft’s continued support of the Open edX Conference and the community) Arbisoft + Open edX Open edX now powers 1,500 installs around the world. Top institutions such as MIT and Stanford have used it to open-source their course materials, making the world’s best […]
Open edX Conference Program is Live
We have an exciting program lined up for this year’s Open edX Conference in beautiful Montreal, May 29 – 31. Register for the Open edX 2018 Conference We have in-depth workshops on Tuesday, May 29, followed by keynotes and breakout sessions on May 30th and 31st. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the Open […]
Open edX Hawthorn Beta Released
We know you’ve been waiting for it, and we’re happy to announce that the first beta release of Hawthorn is now available. “open-release/hawthorn.beta1” is the branch name. It is based on the master branches as of April 18. Quick Start Start with the instructions for native installation on Ubuntu 16.04 (latest Ubuntu LTS). And […]
An edX partner goes to the Open edX conference
Two weeks ago I traveled to Madrid, Spain to attend the Open edX Conference, hosted this year by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (or uc3m). Uc3m is located in a suburb just south of central Madrid and was concurrently hosting EMOOCs, the 5th annual European MOOC stakeholder meeting. As you might imagine, Open edX and […]
Eucalyptus: A New Release to Chew On
The summer may be winding down, but our newest community release, Eucalyptus, is just spinning up. As our fifth release, Eucalyptus brings a variety of new features and improvements that will help the global Open edX community reach students around the world. Please read the Open edX Release Notes for detailed information about Eucalyptus, and […]
Open edX 2016 was a hit!
Thank you to everyone who sponsored, spoke, organized, volunteered, led, traveled and attended the 2016 Open edX conference! With over 230 attendees, it was far and away our most successful conference to date and reflected the vibrancy of our growing community. We talked about the impact of measurement on higher education and the challenges of […]
EdCast is a Sponsor of Open edX 2016!
EdCast, Inc. continues to support the Open edX community as a conference sponsor. Well respected in the field of education technology, EdCast works to integrate multiple systems and pedagogical practices to deliver online learning solutions. Karl Mehta, co-founder and CEO of EdCast, told us a few exciting things about the company and their work. Can […]
Arbisoft is Sponsoring Open edX 2016
EdX has been working with Arbisoft for almost the entirety of our life as an organization. We’ve had a great time working with them, and were excited when they wanted to give back to the community in another way: by sponsoring Open edX 2016. Yasser Bashir, who co-founded Arbisoft with Umair Shah, now serves as […]
Appsembler Joins Open edX 2016 As a Sponsor!
Appsembler has been active with the Open edX Community for several years now. Whether they’re organizing meetups, participating in working groups, or going that extra mile to work on easy installation and containerizing options, Appsembler has become an integral part of the Open edX ecosystem. Nate Aune, Founder and CEO, shared some of his thoughts […]
ExtensionEngine is a Sponsor of Open edX 2016!
ExtensionEngine has been an Open edX supporter since our earliest days, developing tools, hosting meetups to foster community, and continuously advocating for high-quality online education. We asked Dr. Scott Moore, who was a tenured faculty member at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and Dean at Babson College before he became the Chief […]
Dr. Mitchell L. Stevens to Speak at Open edX 2016
We recently received news that Dr. Junn won’t be able to attend Open edX 2016. She’s going to be the new President of California State University, Stanislaus, so congratulations are in order! We are fortunate that Dr. Mitchell L. Stevens has agreed to join us to deliver what promises to be a thought-provoking keynote on […]
OpenCraft is Sponsoring Open edX 2016!
We’re excited that OpenCraft is coming back to Open edX 2016 as a sponsor! They have been working on the Open edX project from the very beginning of its open source publication. They are one of the major hosting, development, and support providers specializing in the platform. They have made hundreds of contributions to the […]
Last Chance to Book at the Official Open edX 2016 Hotel
This Friday, May 13th, is the last day you can make a reduced-rate reservation at the Sheraton Palo Alto–the official hotel for Open edX 2016. Why Stay at the Sheraton Palo Alto? Location. The Sheraton Palo Alto is the closest hotel to Stanford’s campus and the conference venue. A 20-minute walk or short ride on […]
Introducing Open edX 2016 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ellen Junn
Dr. Ellen Junn will be joining us at Open edX 2016 to deliver a keynote on the second day of the conference! Dr. Junn has a background that spans a range of academic, administrative, and scientific success. She currently serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), one […]
Introducing Open edX 2016 Keynote Speaker: Jono Bacon
We are excited to share with you that Jono Bacon will deliver a keynote at Open edX 2016! Jono Bacon is a leading community manager, speaker, author, and podcaster. He works as Director of Community at GitHub, and formerly led communities at Canonical and XPRIZE. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed The Art of […]
Open edX 2016 schedule and website now available!
We were very excited to launch the Open edX 2016 website, as well as publish a complete schedule for the conference! We’d like to share some statistics and details about what we’ve got in store this year. What’s New This Year for the Schedule We are doing a few new things with the schedule this […]
HIghlighted Site: gacco
Highlighted Site: gacco Yasumasa Watanabe is the Project Manager of Development at DOCOMO gacco, Inc. Gacco is an education company in the NTT DOCOMO, INC. group. In addition to running their own site, they are involved with the Open edX User Group Japan. What is gacco? We want to change the educational environment in Japan. […]
Highlighted Site: IndonesiaX
Rizky Ariestiyansyah, CTO of IndonesiaX, reached out to the Open edX team about IndonesiaX, an installation of the Open edX platform. Along with Dean Jay Mathew, Director and COO, Rizky told us about their efforts. What is IndonesiaX? IndonesiaX is Indonesia’s premier MOOC platform, offering free online courses from a number of Indonesia’s most prestigeous universities […]
Announcing Open edX Con 2016: Education Shared
We are excited to announce that Stanford University will host Open edX Con 2016! This year, we’ll be moving away from the bucolic New England autumn to a beautiful Bay Area summer for 2016’s conference, Open edX Con: Education Shared. Join us June 14th to 17th to share, learn, discuss, innovate and celebrate all things […]
Open edX Con 2016 Call for Proposals
We are opening the call for proposals for Open edX Con 2016: Education Shared! This year, the conference will be June 14-15th at Stanford University in California, followed by Hands-on Days June 16-17th. The Open edX platform is a leading online teaching and learning platform, powering edX.org and education initiatives from institutions (including the Indian Institute of […]
Highlighted Site: UPVx
UPVx started as Universitat Politècnica de València’s foray into the world of MOOCs. They ran an independent instance of the Open edX platform, which they used to share their courses with students and the world. UPVx is inspiring in its success. A total of 95,963 students from more than 100 countries have enrolled in courses. […]
Open Response Assessments Now Available
This new feature adds increased flexibility in assessment response. University of British Columbia (UBC) came together with edX and Stanford for four months of collaborative work on this Stanford initiated feature. Instructors can now configure the Open Response Assessment (ORA) tool to accept uploads from learners in image, PDF, or other file formats specified just for this […]
Congratulations to Proversity!
We’re thrilled to share that Proversity, an early adopter of the Open edX platform, has closed a $1.6M investment round from RSBC Financial Services, an international technology venture capital firm based in London, UK. Read Proversity’s full announcement here. Proversity is a London-based MOOC provider, focused on skills training and professional development, and notably one […]
Highlighted Site: Metalogix
I recently spoke with Cathy Herbert, Director of Training and Enablement at Metalogix, about what her team doing with the Open edX platform. Cathy is an expert on the use of the Open edX platform for corporate training. Metalogix creates unified management software to migrate, manage and secure content across enterprise collaboration platforms in the […]